) ) ) cashboxR&Bnewsreport soul waves Rap On — J.D. Black, pd KOKY "I think in 1976 stations will be going for the hits. Disco is in '76 the swing, however I doubt it will carry through the summer of Things are chang- ing so rapidly in the business with so much good music it will be hard to really see any kind of definite trend I think a lot of record companies will be doing very well along the lines of Henry Stone's T K. Productions. Everything they're putting out is becom- " ing a hit — "I Joe Fischer, pd WCKO don't want to start an argument, but I feel black stations 1 GRATITUDE 26 YOU GOTTA WASH YOUR ASS Earth. Wind & Fire (Columbia PG 33694) 1 Redd Foxy. (Atlantic SD 18157) 27 are'nt getting a fair shake in the ARB s and Pulse We re the biggest black voice in the signal, cover larger market fail 2 WAKE UP EVERYBODY 27 MAN-CHILD area, have the strongest FM a and yet we to make any Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes Herbie HancocktColumbia PC 3381 2) 29 kind of decent ratings We were the first in Florida to go disco, we have a very strong 2 ( Phila Int’l. PZ 33808) 28 DRAMA V and faithful black following, plus many whites and I feel somethings wrong FEATURING CHAKA The Dramatics (ABC ABCD 91 6) 16 3 RUFUS somewhere We don't give away a lot of money but we play a lot of records. I also KHAN 29 YOU hope the disco thing hangs around for a while because I think it helps the young kids (ABC ABCD909) 4 Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18151) 22 in this business get a chance to get themselves established. The discos have opened 4 FAMILY REUNION 30 SAFETY ZONE another door for music.” The O'Jays (Phila Int'l. PZ 33807) 3 Bobby Womack (U A LA 544-G) 33 — Ernie James, pd WBMX "There are many nice changes happening I heard Jim 5 SPINNERS LIVE 31 NEW YORK CONNECTION Gates bought WESL in St. Louis and Ken Hawkins bought a station in Atlanta Also Spinners (Atlantic SD 2-91 0) 5 Tom Scott (Ode SP 77033) 35 want to congratulate Curtis Shaw on being named general manger at WJMO. I think it 6 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 32 HOUSE PARTY Donna Summer (Oasis OCLP 5003) Temptations (Gordy G6-97381 25 is really great that more blacks are buying stations and getting higher in management (Dist: Casablanca) 7 circles It is better for the black radio industry when more and more qualified 33 HOT CHOCOLATE people are getting more control With these kinds of changes it incites more young blacks to 7 WHO AM 1 (Big Tree BT 89512) 36 (Motown M6-849S1 6 David Ruffin 34 HOT get in to the business." (Polydor PD 6059) 37 I 8 RATTLESNAKE James Brown Jerry Boulding, pd WCHB — think 76 is going to be a crucial year for black radio I Ohio Players (Westbound W-21 1 9 35 BEAST FROM THE EAST feel the threat of automation will hurt some stations because some stations are just 9 MAKING MUSIC Mandrill not becoming progressive fast enough More and more stations are upgrading their Bill Withers (Columbia PC 33 704) 8 (United Artists UA LA 577-G) — programming and formats, but many individuals in the business still do not un- 10 FEELS SO GOOD 36 BRASS CONSTRUCTION derstand ratings, polls, cue formats etc , etc. Also the industry needs to understand Grover Washington. Jr. (Kudu KU 24) 10 (United ArtistsUA LA 545-G) 50 that just because a record is by a black artist doesn't necessarily mean that blacks are 11 KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND 37 MYSTIC VOYAGE the only ones listening to it. For instance this week Earth, Wind & Fire is the #1 pop (T K 603) 12 Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor PD 6057) 45 album I hope the people concerned understand that all kinds of people are listening 12 LET’S DO IT AGAIN/ORIGINAL 38 KICKIN’ ” music. SOUNDTRACK The Mighty Clouds Of Joy to black 899) 38 Al Parker, — " comment on the music business today concerns Staple Singers (Curtom CU 5005) 1 1 (ABC ABCD pd WUFO My promo- tion men. Every promo man comes in here with hype about their records. Every guy 13 PLACES AND SPACES 39 RISISINGHELL (Event 14 The Fatback Band EV 6905) has the next number one record I don't like to listen to records with promo men and Donald Byrd ( Blue Note BN LA 549-G) (Dist: Polydor) 42 It task try to through records pick the hits in- 14 THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA do not s hard enough to go and without 19 40 PHILADELPHIA Salsoul Records SZS 5501) FREEDOM terference I like to listen to records alone and then pick them on their merits." MFSB (Phila Int'l PZ 33845) 26 15 CITY LIFE Keith Adams, pd KDIA — "I see an influx toward LP cuts in radio In our market, The Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9490) 15 41 MAHOGANY singles have always sold low, with LPs doing extremely well. From talking with the Original Soundtrack (Motown M6-858S1 ) 30 16 MOVIN’ ON guys around the country it seems they're getting more into LPs and LP cuts. Also M6-848S1 ) 13 42 CITY OF ANGELS Commodores ( Motown record companies are giving more weight to pd s and md's opinion regarding LP picks Miracles (Tamla T6-339S1 ) 43 17 MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE off LPs. in reqard to future singles.” 43 MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION Love Unlimited Orchestra - (20th Century T-480) 23 Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7022) "Greg's Groceries" is the new contest WWRL, New York, is sponsoring in conjunc- tion with Carolina Rice The Greg is Enoch Gregory, morning announcer. Contestants 18 WHEN LOVE IS NEW 44 TURNING POINT — Billy Paul (Phila. Int'l. PZ 3384 3) 21 Tyrone Davis (Dakar DK 76918) send in envelopes containing grocery receipts, and one per week is picked at ran- 19 BOHANNON 45 SHOWCASE dom The winners are privileged to a "grocery grab" in one of the local supermarkets. (Dakar DK 76917) 24 The Sylvers (Capitol ST 11465) 49 Greg has been on hand to see listeners cart away as much as $250 worth. 20 TRACK OF THE CAT 46 FREE TO BE MYSELF The O’ Jays, Commodores and Blue Magic will appear at Cincinnati's Riverfront Edwin Starr (Granite GS 1005) 48 Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. BS 2893) 18 Coliseum Feb 8, presented by WCIN in conjunction with Riverfront Concert Produc- 21 HONEY 47 2ND ANNIVERSARY tions WCIN pd Bob Long is looking forward to seeing how the triple bill will sell the Ohio Players (Mercury SRM 1-1038) 17 Gladys Knight & The Pips 19,000 seat hall, as a further indicator of the "quirky Cincinnati market." . Bob (Buddah BDS 5639) 31 was 22 HE’S A FRIEND very enthusiastic about one of this week's new additions, "Freedom," by Roger & The Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6 343S1 ) 39 48 SAVE ME Human Body, on the Troutman Bros label, which he called "the best thing I've heard Silver Convention 23 INSEPARABLE from local in eight years ." (Midland Int'l BKL1-1129) 28 a group Bob was also pleased to say that certain retailers Natalie Cole (Capitol ST 11429) 20 had expressed admiration for the effectivity of station advertising in "white" areas of 49 SHAME ON THE WORLD 24 DANCE YOUR TROUBLES signal is Main Ingredient (RCA APL 1-1003) 40 town where WCIN's predominant Bob sees this as a sign that his efforts to AWAY make the station listenable to as varied an audience as possible are paying off Archie Bel 1 & The Drel Is (TSOP PZ 33844) 34 50 DON CORNELIUS PRESENTS jess levitt/phildimauro 25 DISCO CONNECTION THE SOUL TRAIN GANG Train Gang (Soul Train BVL 1-1 287) Isaac Hayes Movement ( Hot Buttered Soul Soul ABCD 923) 32 (Dist: RCA) 47 WDAS - PHILADELPHIA WW1N - BALTIMORE Stop - Fatback Band I Am somebody - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds Do The Bus He's A Friend - Eddie Kendricks Party Hearty - Oliver Sain Oh No Not My Baby - De Blanc (Call Me) The Travelling Man - Masqueraders - Dr. Love Power — Ann Peebles I Need You, You Need Me Joe Simon Down In New Orleans - Staple singers You - Aretha Franklin R&B/additons to the radio playlists Everybody's Gotta Do Something - Originals Gimme Some - Wing And A Prayer Tangerine — Salsoul Orchestra Tonight's The Night - SSO - Harris Heaven Only Knows - Love Committee I Got Over Love Major - - - African Symphony Henry Mancini WDIA MEMPHIS KKDA DALLAS WCIN - CINCINATTI - LITTLE New Orleans - Staple Singers Easy Loving - Bo Kirkland/ Ruth Davis The Jam (Edited) - Graham Central Station KOKY ROCK Spirit Of 76 - Leroy Hutson Qualified Man - Latimore He’s A Friend - Eddie Kendricks Dr. Love Power - Ann Peebles Shame Of The World - Main Ingredient You're My One Weakness Girl — Street People Brick - Music Matic I’m Wrong - King When BB Thank You Baby - Quickest Way Out Finders Keepers - Soul Children Let’s Get Together - Herman Kelly Freedom - Roger And The Human Body — Finders Keepers - Soul Children Dr. Love Power Ann Peebles Power Of Love - Dells Hip It - Hosanna Holdin' — Temptations Keep On I'll Be Seeing You — Jett Evans - - WBUL BIRMINGHAM Traveling Man Masqueraders KCOH - HOUSTON Feel The Spirit - Leroy Hutson — WWRL - NEW YORK Power Of Love - Dells Don't Go Looking For Love Faith, Hope & Charity That Old Black Magic - Softones - WVKO - COLUMBUS - Theme From Mahogany Diana Ross I Started Loving Again Bland Today You Bobby - 1 - George McCrae Find My Way — Cameos Extra To 12 Honey Where There’s A Will - Bobby Womack When I’m Wrong - B.B.King - - Salsoul Orchestra Sagittarian Affair — Ronnie McNeir Extra To 13 Tangerine Hold Back The Night — Trammps I’m So Glad - Jr.